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Published: February 2026

  Key findings in the paper include: The peer support approach and its values are critical to transforming models of care and addressing wider workforce shortages.

Published: February 2026

This was the highest percentage of any age group. 23.8% of Pacific adults (about 69,000 people) and 22.5% of Māori adults (about 147,000 people) experienced high or very high psychological distress.

Published: 1 November, 2023

If they didn’t find help, what stopped them from getting the help they needed. If they were whānau or supporting someone else, what was their experience. Our focus was on trying to understand issues that people face when they try to seek help.

Published: 29 May, 2025

Referrals have also dropped, down 14.6% in 2023/24 compared with the peak in 2020/21. And the percentage of declined referrals has almost doubled over the last five years from 4.7% of total referrals in 2019/20 to 8.6% in 2023/24.

Published: 27 September, 2024

   At the next meeting of the Board in October, Wayne will be welcomed and begin his five-year term. The role of the Board is to provide strategic guidance and oversight of our work and make sure that we perform our functions effectively and in a financially-responsible manner.

Published: 8 June, 2023

This is according to today’s Te Hiringa Mahara – the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission report  Pacific connectedness and wellbeing in the pandemic [PDF, 9.5 MB] .   This report looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa.

Published: December 2025

  Te Hiringa Mahara will proactively publish information that informs the public about how it undertakes its functions and / or could be of interest to the wider public.  See the full policy for details of what is covered and how we do this.

Published: November 2023

As part of our commitment to transparency and accountability, we publish our Chief Executive’s expenses annually. Read and download our Chief Executive expenses below.

Published: 1 February, 2024

In this document we provide our advice on priorities for the new government .    The briefings provide the Minister of Health and Minister for Mental Health with information on Te Hiringa Mahara's role, purpose and organisational structure.

Published: 9 March, 2023

On a positive note, the increased risk of family violence was recognised and acted upon from the start of the pandemic by the government, and by Māori and community organisations and initiatives.